Re: In his own words

[Keithjmoon70@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 12/30/2003 10:55:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
sschrade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
do me the favor of at least ruminating on what 
I'm about to tell you, instead of immediately scoffing at the ideas be-
cause they don't conform to what you've been "taught."

Scott, 

I will, and I have done this. Actually, nobody taught me the banana example.  
I thought about it when I was a kid and you're the first person I've ever 
told that thought to.  Whether it was genetically helped by man to make them 
better tasting or not, it was still created originally. The basic plant was there 
to breed.  The one in Genesis tasted good however, because it was created 
before the fall of man in it's original form. From this, we get the genes to breed 
what we now have today. As the bible records, pickers, thorns, and thistles 
came after the fall and the earth was cursed so as to not bring forth it's full 
strength and man was charged to work hard due to this curse. There *is* a 
curse.  Anyhow, without splitting hairs, my point with the banana is to show one 
example that things are created for the enjoyment and nourishment other 
things, man being the top created being by far. -They're much better tasting than 
rocks.


It's kind of like breeding flowers or dogs to get different results such as 
color and temperament.  But flowers never become dogs; and never has this been 
proven.  Man cooperates with God and was charged by God to rule over what God 
created. The bible says this and this is what happens today. This explains why 
we can do this genetic engineering and apes cannot, nor can any other animal. 
Man is indeed special. Can this be denied? It's not being "proud" to state a 
fact. I am what I am.   

I never scoff at something that is proven.  This doesn't negate anything in 
the bible, but rather supports it.

Not only are people ignorant of science, the vast majority are ignorant of 
what's *really* in the bible.  The problem is ignorance. Heck, most people think 
that believers go to heaven when they die!


Pete has some spiritual sense.  He wants to seek truth and reality and see 
things made right.  I love his curiosity.  When ours' stops, we will truly be 
"old."

Jon in Mi.